Resources for Collaborative Roles

• Reciprocal Teaching Reading Roles
• Roles That Encourage Equitable Collaborative Learning
• Collaborative Learning Role Cards

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Design your own by learning about your students and finding images that correspond to their interests. After using some roles, reflect with your students about how to modify or change roles as well as creating new ones.

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The sample role cards in this slide deck can be printed on both sides so that students have guiding questions and information about the role responsibility on the back of their card.

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Tip! Print these in color and laminate them so that you can use them over and over throughout the year.

Leader

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Responsibilities:

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• Keeps everyone on task and focused
• Mentors group through challenging activities
• Reports difficulties and problems to the teacher
• Divides work equitably among all members
• Encourages a positive attitude and a growth mindset
• Ensures group has all materials and resources

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Discussion director

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Responsibilities:

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• Reads questions to the group
• Makes sure everyone speaks
• Gives “think time” to all members before calling on them to speak
• Spokesperson for the entire group during whole class discussion or when the teacher calls on you
• Creates new questions to deepen thinking and understanding of the concepts

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Responsibilities:

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• Takes notes for the group
• Writes responses on packets and/or worksheets
• Types on Google Docs, Google Slides, and other tech tools
• Shares notes with the Discussion Director to help during whole class conversations
• Takes the lead on design challenges or poster-making

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Time keeper

Time keeper

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Responsibilities:

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• Keeps track of time during collaborative activities
• If more time is needed, advocates for group by asking the teacher for an extension
• Helps the Discussion Director by monitoring “think time” during group discussions
• Gives a 2-minute warning when time is almost finished

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Star Wars for fun!

Leader

Leader

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Responsibilities:

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• Be the reflection of the teacher
• Ensure information is being written out
• Make sure all group members have materials
• Answer student questions and address student concerns
• Reach out to the teacher for questions and concerns when unable to answer questions or address concerns

Discussion director

Discussion director

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Responsibilities:

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• Be the reflection of the teacher
• Inspire critical thinking to the group
• Invite ALL group members to participate in discussion and discourse
• Support and assist group leaders
• Debrief with teacher on group participation

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Responsibilities:

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• Takes notes for the group
• Writes responses on packets and/or worksheets
• Types on Google Docs, Google Slides, and other tech tools
• Shares notes with the Discussion Director to help during whole class conversations
• Takes the lead on design challenges or poster-making

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Time keeper

Time keeper

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Responsibilities:

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• Help the group time manage
• Keep track of the time
• Ensure group will complete assignment
• Support and assist group leaders

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